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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Dec 7.
Published in final edited form as: Soc Indic Res. 2016 Jan 16;130(1):213–232. doi: 10.1007/s11205-015-1172-6

Table 1.

Mean affect ratings by episode.

Mean affect rating
Positive affect Negative affect Fatigue Meaning Boredom Loneliness Pain Proportion rated as pleasant (vs. unpleasant) Mean hours/day Number of people rating Proportion of sample reporting
What were you doing?
    Sports 4.48W 0.28 0.62 2.57 0.27 0.22 0.81 .99 1.93 79 .12
    Praying/worship/meditation 4.38 0.34 0.50 5.23 0.14 0.07 0.07 1.00 0.89 14 .02
    Intimate relations 4.33 0.15 1.25 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.50 1.00 1.54 4 .01
    Socializing with friends 4.05 0.38 1.18 2.09 0.43 0.24 0.39 .99 3.07 113 .17
    Caring for pets 3.78 0.34 1.01 1.81 0.32 0.34 0.68 .99 0.97 75 .11
    Caring for children 3.73 0.62 1.45 2.32M 0.42 0.28 0.38 .98 1.86 162 .16
    Other 3.38 0.69 1.19W 2.27 0.50 0.39 0.72 .89 2.04 364 .41
    Gardening 3.25 0.39 0.68 2.04 0.23M 0.19 0.73 .93 1.93 71 .10
    Relaxing 3.12 0.47 2.10 1.61 0.56 0.60 0.60 .99 1.64 238 .30
    Eating 3.08 0.37 1.11 1.39 0.46 0.41 0.59 .99 0.60 976 .89
    Reading 3.06 0.30M 1.04 1.82 0.25 0.28 0.62 .99 1.05 171 .24
    On the phone 2.89 0.90 0.98 1.66 0.27 0.37 0.43 .90 0.64 59 .12
    Cooking 2.88 0.41 1.26 1.38 0.47 0.42M 0.56 .95 0.59 436 .52
    Computer/internet 2.87M 0.52 1.10W 1.44 0.63 0.37 0.37 .96 1.70 192 .24
    Working/studying 2.79 1.13 1.49 2.22 0.64 0.34 0.55 .86 5.79 384 .41
    Watching TV 2.74 0.43 1.79 1.10 0.80 0.57 0.63W .98 2.27 581 .72
    Commuting (leisure) 2.70 0.52 1.52 1.24 0.60 0.42 0.48 .94 1.36 190 .22
    Resting/napping 2.69 0.39 3.04 1.23 0.77 0.57 0.98 1.00 1.54 204 .29
    Getting ready 2.35 0.42 2.10 1.17 0.45 0.45 0.67 .95 0.38 760 .88
    Shopping 2.26 0.54 1.00W 0.91 0.58 0.26 0.58 .91 1.29 220 .31
    Commuting (work/study) 2.21 0.76 1.93 1.27 0.67 0.46 0.48 .86 0.98 390 .37
    Housework 2.14 0.51 1.26 1.20 0.65M 0.49 0.78 .77 1.27 433 .50
    Doctor appointment 1.34M 0.73 0.84 1.43 0.76 0.32 1.35 .65 1.50 37 .07
Who were you with?
    Friends 3.72 0.44 1.19 2.01 0.45 0.23 0.50 .96 2.56 236
    Parents/relatives 3.40 0.60 1.40 1.54 0.55 0.32 0.53 .97 1.63 166
    Your children 3.39 0.57 1.58 1.92 0.40M 0.27 0.41 .96 1.36 392
    Supervisor/teacher/trainer 3.23 1.23 1.86 2.72 0.71 0.27 0.45 .92 7.06 74
    Partner/spouse 3.14 0.43 1.36W 1.58 0.50 0.28 0.63 .96 1.35 1096
    Other 3.07 0.63 1.11 2.39 0.47 0.29 0.71 .89 2.43 169
    Clients/customers/students 2.93 1.14 1.56 2.30 0.79 0.25 0.22 .84 5.85 86
    Colleague 2.76 1.17 1.64 2.08 0.56 0.32 0.51 .89 5.49 281
    Nobody 2.55 0.49 1.57W 1.30 0.58M 0.54 0.64 .93 1.08 1895
Where were you
    At home 2.83 0.44 1.53W 1.44 0.53M 0.45 0.65 .95 1.14 2146
    Somewhere else 2.80 0.59 1.37 1.52 0.55 0.34 0.51 .91 1.60 1101
    At work 2.80 1.14 1.51W 2.01 0.65 0.39 0.57 .87 5.49 335
Duration-weighted mean 2.91 0.59 1.44W 1.60 0.58 0.42 0.62
% time > 0 95% 55% 53% 53% 28% 20% 25%

Note: Superscripts M and W indicate significant (p < .05) gender differences in emotional ratings:

W

= women rated higher than men;

M

= men rated higher than women.